How to make sulcata's mate? There friends dont mind eachother but the male never jumps on the female. There about the same size shes 12inches i know shes to small to lay eggs but wouldent the male still want something to do with her?
turtlelady80 said:Oh My Gosh! I named my sulcatas Pebbles and Bam Bam too! My girl is about 18in and he's 24in. They bang it out all the time. But yes your girl is way too young. The male will usually sniff out the hormones in a female when she's ready to produce. I wouldn't allow any breeding to happen until she's atleast 16in. Be careful. If he starts to mate with her I would separate them. It could mean life or death. You should read my recent post in the breeding section on my leopard tortoise being too small for breeding. She just passed away. Too young for breeding...
Threads, "Sad news"....and "this is what I found"
When the time comes for mating, I have some tricks up my sleeve that may work for ya
One more thing! You could read up on "egg binging in young female tortoises." (Not to say my female was "egg bound" per say because of the stage of the eggs but I would definetely say overcrowded.)